A deadly sin
The crossword clue "A deadly sin" is answered by ANGER, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ANGER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANGER answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ANGER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANGER, most used first.
- Fury - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Wrath - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Rage - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Ire - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Tee off - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
- Rile up - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Infuriate - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Indignation - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Tick off - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Inflame - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
- Provoke - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
- Make mad - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Incense - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Red state? - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Choler. - used 11 times, most recently in 2001
- Outrage - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Steam up - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Enrage - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Make furious - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Emotional heat - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Dudgeon - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
- High dudgeon - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- One of the seven deadly sins - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Bring to a boil - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ management - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Management course subject? - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Outburst cause - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Deadly - FATAL, used 105 times
- Sin city - SODOM, used 47 times
- A deadly sin - SLOTH, used 29 times
- Deadly African snake - MAMBA, used 29 times
- Deadly virus - EBOLA, used 28 times
- Number of deadly sins - SEVEN, used 16 times
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